Coin-assorter.



D. DRAWBAUGH.

com ASSORTER. APPLICATION FILED DEO.12, 1910.

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989,238. Patented Apr. 11,1911.

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' D. DRAWBAUGH.

COIN AsSORTER. APPLICATION IILEJ] DEC. 12, 1910.

989,238. Patented Apr. 11,1911.

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D. DRAWBAUGH.

(JOIN ASSORTER. APPLIOATION FILED D110. 12, 1910.

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UNITED srnrns PATENT OFFIdE.

DAN IEL DRAWBAUGH, OF CAMP HfLL, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONEJ'IALF TO WILLIAM C. BOWMAN OF LEMOYNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

COIN-ASSORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 12, 1910. Serial No. 596,806.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL Delineation,-

, certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Assorters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improven'ients in the type of com assorter' illustrated in my co-pending application, Serial No. 587,643, filed October 17, 1910. In said application I have shown "an assorter cOInprilsin-g a re cc1\'ei 111t o whichjthe nn'xed co ns are dumped, said-receivel consisting of a series 'of perforated itlia plir'agins, mounted upon an inclined shaft, through which. dlaphragnis :the coins niay sift andbeconie assorted according, to size, said diaphragins having affixed to the r upper surfaces spirally arranged retannngflangesf or wln'gs which re.-

tain the coins uponthe diaphragms while.

the receiver is being rotated in one direction and permit them to discharge from the diaphrag'ms' while the receiver is being rotated in the reverse direction; a series of coin tubes, slidesfor conveying the coins from thediaphra-gins tothe tubes, and delivery apparatus for ejecting the coins from the ploying the fixed spirally arranged flangesabove referred to, I provide the'recciver With a-peripheral wallcoinposed, in part, of

movable gates, and connections between said gates .the operating shaft whereby when the shaftalldflGCQlVQl: are turned in one d1- rectio'nto sift the coins, the gates will'xbe automatically closed, and when turned in the opposite direction the gates will auto-I ;matically open and release the coins.

The present invention also embodies improvements inthe delivery apparatus whereillustratesmy invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the assorter; Fig. 2'

is a section through one of the coin tubes,

taken aboveth" footplate; Fig. '3 is a vertical section through portionscf sev- -era-1 slides, showing .one of the straps connecting the slides; Fig. 4 is'a' top plan view 0f t he assorter, some of "the details being omitted; Fig. 5 1s aivlew showing the Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

assorter partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section, the lower portions of the tubes bein omitted; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the clips upon which the supporting rods for the foot plate rest; Fig. 7 is a side view, partly broken away and- ,partly in section, of one of the cointubes;

. F S is a section through one of the tubes on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7; Figs. tion on the line 9 9 of Fig: 7; F1 section on the line 10-40 of Fig. 75 the delivery incchanisn'i in plan vie 11 is an inverted plan view'of the delivery mechanism; and, Fig. 12 isa top plan View of the lever with pocket attachedffor delivering the coins from the coin tubes Referring to the drawing, .A indicates a suitable table or support to the top of which is secured a be aring bloclcl in which is mounted a stud or shaft 2 and upon said shaft is journaleda base 3 which forms a" support for the a ssorte-r. The assorter C0111 prises, in general, a cylindrical receiver ,B, rotatably mounted upon the baser'finas here-- inafter more fully described, a series of slides Gand a series of coin tubes D} said slides leading from the receiver to theltubes. Thetubcs are supported near their lower ends by a foot plate or cross piece 4 which is connected by rods 5 to the'base 3,. said rods having a bearing intermediate their ends, in forked clips (3 which are s cured to the table A. The tubes extend" through -.notches cut in the forward edge of the foot platcand are provided with collars f which rest upon said foot plate. These collars, as; shown in Figs. 1, Q, 7 and 8, are bent down-( wiardly on the forward sideand latches g pivoted to the foot plate bear against the turned-drm'n faces of the collars and hold the tubes within thenotche's. Pins IL- in the foot platc engage notches in .the collar and prevent thctubes from turning. The li'des are. connected together and braced'by metal .bands or straps 3' having inwardly bent .100

hooks j which, extend over the edges of the slides. One of these straps is shown i .Fig.1.'.

The coin receiver Bis cylindrical in foiin open at the top, and contains a 'series' of 05" foraininous diaphragms or trays b, @3 5 51, 72?, and'a bottom dlaphragm b which may be 'unperforated, A sleeve .7 extends through the center of the receiver 'and' 1s ou'rnaled upon az shaftfi which shaft in and the thickness of the coins which it is desired to deliver at. any one operation from any given tube. Thus, if it is desired to deliver ten coins from one of the tubes, the distance between the collar 25 and the stop plate 24 will be slightly greater than the thickness of ten coins, but not as great as the thickness of ele en coins and the lever 28 is preferably mounted so that the pocket can rock slightly in a vertical direction. This is to allow for slight differences in the thickness of coins of the same denomination, so that ten coins, and no more, may enter the tubular pocket L7 and when the lever is turned to move the latter the movement will not be stopped by a coin in the lower end of the tube engaging the upper edge of the pocket. The machine shown in the drawing is. arranged for United States coins and each pocket except the pocket'below the five-cent and one-cent tubes is arranged to receive and deliver ten coins. The pocket below the five-cent tube (Z is shown longer than the others and is intended to receive and deliver twenty five-cent pieccs,'while the pocket beneath the one-cent tube (Z is short and is intended to receive and deliver five pennies, these quantities'of coins of these denominations being found most suitable for stacking purposes. Each pocket therefore receives and delivers five coins or some multiple of five.

1. In a coin assorter, a receiver movable in two directions and having inclined perforated diaphragms, gates in the wall of said receiver, and means for automatically open.-'

ing said gates when the receiver is moved in one direction, and for ClOSHlg-Stlld gates when the rece ver is-moved in another d1- motion.

2. In a coin assorter, a receiver having inclined perforated diaphragms, gates in the wall of said recelvcr, means for rotating said receiver, and connections between said means and said gates for automatically opening said gates when the receiver is turned in one direction and for closing said gates when the receiver is turned in the-opposite direct-ion.

3. In a coin assorter, a rotatably mounted receiver having perforated diaphragms, gates in the Wall of said receiver, and means for automatically opening said gates when the receiver is turned in one direction and.

for closing said gates when the receiver is turned in the opposite direction.

. 4. In a coin assorter, a receiver mounted to rotate about an inclined axis, said receiver having a series of perforated diaphragnis, gates in the wall of the receiver, and means for automatically opening the gates when the receiver is turned in one direction, and for closing said gates when the receiver is turned in the opposite direction.

In a coin assorter, an operating shaft and means for rotating the same, a receiver, having perforated diaphragms, journaled. upon said operating shaft, gates in the wall of said receiver, and connections between said gates and shaft for automatically opening the gates when the shaft is turned in one direction and for closing the gates when the shaft is turned in the opposite direction.

6. In a coin assorter, an operating shaft and means for rotating the same, a receiver, having perforated diaphragms, j ou'rnaled upon said operating shaft, gates in the wall of said receiver, a shaft to which said gates are secured, and connections between said latter shaft and the operating shaft for opening the gates when the operating shaft is turned in one direction and for closing the gates when the operating shaft is turned in the opposite direction.

7. In a coin assorter, an operating shaft and means for rotating the same, a cylindrical receiver journaled upon said shaft, said receiver having a series of superposed perforated diaphragms, gates in the wall of said receiver, one gate above each diapliragni, a shaft connecting said gates, a le ver connected to said latter shaft, and a link connecting said lever with the operating shaft.

8. In a coin assorter, an operating shaft and means for rotating the same, a cylindrical receiver jonrnaled upon said shaft,

said receiver having a series of superposed perforated diaphragms, a plurality of gates in the wall of said receiver, one gate above each diaphragm, shafts to which said gates are connected, levers connected to said shafts, and links connecting said levers with the operating shaft.

9. In a coin assorter, an operating shaft and means for rotating the same, a cylin drical receiver journaled upon .said shaft, said receiver having a series of superposed perforated diaphragms, a plurality of gates in the wall of said receiver above each diaphragm, shaftsto which'sa-id gates are connected, levers connected to said shafts, a collar or wrist plate connected to the operat-ing shaft and links connecting said wrist plate with said levers.

10. In a coin assorter, a receiver comprising a peripheral wall and superposed perforated diaphragms therein, said wall comprising one or more gates adapted to swing in planes parallel with thediaphragms.

11. In-a coin assorter, a receiver comprising a peripheral wall and superposed perforated diaphragms arranged therein, said wall comprising alternate sections in fixed relation to the diaphragms,.and intermediate sections movable in planes parallel with the di'aphragms and forming gates in said peripheral wall.

12. In a coin assorter, a receiver comprisinga peripheral wall and superposed per forated diaphragrns arranged therein, said wall comprising Jarts adapted to swing inwardly over the iaphragms in planes parallel with the diaphragins and forming gates in said peripheral Wall.

13. In a coin aesorter, a receiver mounted to rotate on an inclined axis and comprising a. peripheral wall and superposed perforated diaphragms arranged therein, said wall comprising parth adapted to swing in wardly over the diaph 'agrns in planes parallel therewith, and fanning gatee, a series of slides arranged adjacent such diaph aging, and coin tubes arranged to receive the coins from said slides.

14. In -a coin assorter, a receiver mounted to rotate on an inclined axis and comprising a peripheral wall and superposed diaphragms arranged therein, said Wall comprisingparts forming gates, means for autoinatiealb closing said gates when the receiver rotated in one direction and for automatically opening the gates when the receiver is rotated in the opposite direction, slides arranged adjacent said diaphragms, and coin tubes arranged to receive the coins vfrom said slides.

In testimony whereof I :lifiX my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

DANIEL DRAVVBAUGH. \Vitnesses Davin Gr. BOWMAN, S. It. SATTERTHWAITE. 

